Production Supervisor

Production Supervisor – Permanent
Leicester
Up to £45k
Hours – Monday to Thursday 8:00am – 4:30pm Friday 6am – 2pm

The Recruitment Group is working with one of the UK’s largest independent national sheet plant networks, who have a passion for service, supplying a full range of customers with the design and manufacture of bespoke corrugated packaging solutions and in-house printing, along with a range of ancillary packaging products.

Purpose of the Production Supervisor role:
Our client is looking for a Production Supervisor to oversee the Production in the factory, ensure daily plans are met and Health & Safety is followed.

Benefits of a Production Supervisor:
• 25 days holiday – 3 days used during Christmas Closure
• Company Pension – Employer contributes 4% and Employee 5%
• Death in Service Insurance (x3 of Gross Salary)
• WeCare – employee and immediate family have access to a 24/7 online GP, mental health support, legal & financial guidance.

Main duties and responsibilities of the Production Supervisor:
• Promote Health & Safety, audit safety checks.
• Promote positive thinking, manage with skill and fairness, listen to people treating people with respect.
• To be responsible for the smooth running of the production unit.
• Ensure the plan is achieved each day.
• Ensure all orders are manufactured to a high-quality standard and are OTIF, record all shortages and report.
• Organise work to obtain the highest performance off all machines.
• Carry out checks and sign works orders on all machines daily.
• Complete all paperwork for external and internal rejections and pass to relevant departments.
• Identify any training needs on shift to prevent lost time through skill levels.
• Ensure every order is run at the highest speed obtainable while maintaining quality.
• Ensure machines are cleaned and problems passed to Manager.

Experience/knowledge requirements for the Production Supervisor:
• FLT Licence.
• Previous experience in a hands-on Production Supervisor role in a similar manufacturing environment.
• Health & Safety knowledge.
• Experience using ERP systems.
• Focused, determined, and positive attitude.
• Proactive and honest – ensure anything that needs to be reported is done to get it resolved as quickly as possible.
• Communication skills.

Please contact Amy @ The Recruitment Group on the contact details provided.